Kateryna Kasper

Soprano

Kateryna Kasper made her debut at Oper Frankfurt in 2011 singing the Voice of a Forest Bird in Siegfried and Bellangère in Ariande et Barbe Bleue (2012) before joining the Opera Studio last season, during which she sang Barbarina (Die Hochzeit des Figaro/Le nozze di Figaro), the Voice of a Forest Bird, Belinda (Dido and Aeneas; which went on tour to the 2012 Edinburgh Festival) and Anima (one of the title roles in Cavalieri's Das Spiel von Seele und Körper/The Game between Soul and Body). During the 2013/14 season this Ukranian soprano will be taking part in new productions of Rusalka and Der goldene Drache/The Golden Dragon and sing Pamina / Papagena (Die Zauberflöte) and Angelica (Orlando furioso). Kateryna Kasper got her diploma in Nürnberg, where she was taught by Edith Wiens, and now studies with Hedwig Fassbender in Frankfurt. Masterclasses in which she has participated include those held by Helmut Deutsch, Ileana Cotrubas, Margreet Honig, Malcolm Martineau and Thomas Hampson. Recent competitions where she has enjoyed great success include the 2010 „International „Vocal Competition ’s-Hertogenbosch“ in Holland, the 2011 „Queen Sonja International Music Competition“ in Oslo and the 2012 „Trude-Eipperle-Rieger-Lieder Prize“.